Graphic Novels ICN Workshop

The State Library of Iowa and Iowa Public Television are co-sponsoring two ICN sessions about graphic Novels on Thursday, September 15. The sessions will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m and from 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. The second session is a repeat of the first session.

Mike Quinn, Reference Specialist at the Ames Public Library, will present a 90-minute presentation for librarians, educators, and media specialists interested in learning more about graphic novels.

In his presentation, Mike will be discuss the following items regarding graphic novels:

Why are graphic novels so popular?

How do I choose graphic novels?

Now, that I have graphic novels, where should I put them?

How do I catalog graphic novels?

Plus much more!

The session promises to be very informative for persons thinking about starting or already have a graphic novel collection.  One hour of State Library CE credit will be given for this session.  Please check the State Library website to register for the program and download a copy of the resource list for the session.

Iowa Public Television will be taking the registrations for this event and scheduling the ICN sites. There are additional informative websites also available at the IPTV website.
http://www3.iptv.org/iowa_database/event-detail.cfm?ID=5881